 
Faith and Fear in Flushing made its debut on Feb. 16, 2005, the brainchild of two longtime friends and lifelong Met fans. Greg Prince discovered the Mets when he was 6, during the magical summer of 1969. He is a Long Island-based writer, editor and communications consultant. Contact him here. Jason Fry is a Brooklyn writer whose first memories include his mom leaping up and down cheering for Rusty Staub. Check out his other writing here. Got something to say? Leave a comment, or email us at faithandfear@gmail.com. (Sorry, but we have no interest in ads, sponsored content or guest posts.) Need our RSS feed? It's here. Visit our Facebook page, or drop by the personal pages for Greg and Jason. Or follow us on Twitter: Here's Greg, and here's Jason. |
The Twins, I read in passing elsewhere, have reduced their magic number to six. The Mets have no magic number, just a day-at-a-time march through the rest of a shrinking schedule. Which is OK. Actually, it’s not OK. It’s more like its not-OK-ness doesn’t matter for the rest of September and the sliver of October that’s left to […]  8 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Billy Wagner, Bobby Cox, Braves, Farewells, Lucas Duda, Luis Hernandez The Mets got to see how the other half lives, dies and resurrects itself Friday night. The Mets got to see what it’s like for a team to be fighting for its playoff life. The Mets got a real good look because, except for one half-inning, they were mostly spectators. Remember pennant races and the Mets’ […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Also-Ran, Bobby Cox, Braves, Frustration, Lucas Duda, Mike Hessman, Spoiler As cool weather and tiny crowds herald the quiet of the offseason, rooting for the Mets threatens to become fun again, a story of kids trying to learn lessons and win jobs and make you eager for 2011. (Granted, playing the Pirates is an excellent recipe for feeling better about things.) From tonight’s game, two moments […] For any Mets fan who survived 2009 by telling yourself it couldn’t get any worse, this one’s for you. It’s 2010, and, technically, it didn’t get any worse. The 2009 Mets limped to the finish line with 70 wins — and required a three-game sweep of the Astros the final weekend to accumulate that many. The […] 21 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2009 Mets, 2010 Mets, Attendance, Dillon Gee, Gouging, Hisanori Takahashi, Lucas Duda, Luis Hernandez, Marketing, Nick Evans, Pricing, Ruben Tejada, Tickets It’s great that Mike Pelfrey turned around his performance from Labor Day when he stunk out Nationals Park. He was, on Saturday at Citi Field, a breath of fresh air, holding the Phillies runless for seven innings. Pelf certainly held his own as long as he could, until the eighth when the Phillies began to […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Baseball Etiquette, Fox, Jerry Manuel, Lucas Duda, Luis Hernandez, Mike Pelfrey, Tim McCarver In this new post-realization era of 2010 Mets baseball — in which we fully realize we’re toast — 7-6 losses of games which we once led 3-0 should seem, as R.A. Dickey might eloquently put it, inconsequential. For the big picture, sure, but in terms of leading by three and losing by one, it’s pretty […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Blake DeWitt, Carlos Marmol, Edward Hopper, Jenrry Mejia, Josh Thole, Lucas Duda, Luis Hernandez, Mike Hessman, Omar Minaya, R.A. Dickey, R.B. Greaves, Steve Goodman, Tim Leary, Tim McCarver, Tin Tin, Wrigley Field, Xavier Nady The Braves shoved nine runs down the Mets’ throats Monday. They shoved nine more there Tuesday. They were en route to dishing up their usual nightly serving on Wednesday when they realized it was hardly worth the trouble. Why bother scoring nine runs when no more than two would be necessary? Mighty thoughtful of Bobby […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bart Shirley, Calvin Schiraldi, Herm Winningham, Jay Payton, Joe Moock, Joe Nolan, Julio Valera, Keith Hughes, Kevin Collins, Lucas Duda, Met Debuts, New Toy Club, Rich Puig, Rob Gardner, Ron Gardenhire, Ryan Thompson, Sandy Alomar Sr., Sandy Senior Tour, Team History, Timo Perez Jeff Francoeur is suddenly a Texas Ranger, in the leaderly company of Alex Cora. Rod Barajas is a happily homestanding Los Angeles Dodger. Jason Bay is a dizzy denizen of the Disabled List, perhaps wishing life worked as it does in the cartoons and that if he could just slam his face into another outfield […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Clubhouse Chemistry, Jeff Francoeur, Joaquin Arias, Lucas Duda, Trades |
Piazza: Catcher, Slugger, Icon, Star by Greg Prince is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online booksellers. 
Amazin' Again: How the 2015 New York Mets Brought the Magic Back to Queens by Greg Prince is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online booksellers. 
Volume I of The Happiest Recap: 50+ Years of the New York Mets As Told in 500+ Amazin' Wins by Greg Prince is available in print and for Kindle on Amazon. 
Faith and Fear in Flushing: An Intense Personal History by Greg Prince (foreword by Jason Fry), is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online booksellers. |
|
Copyright © 2024 Faith and Fear in Flushing - All Rights Reserved |
||